In an age of automatic digital connected wearable voice activated everything, there's something almost primally satisfying about writing on real paper with a pen that requires a little bit of effort and skill but rewards you with a much better experience if you're willing to try

It is a bit messy but has a great capacity

Can bleed a little bit but nothing to be concerned about.

the flow is just a bit wet but very smooth

Pen has a nice, solid feel in the hand due to the brass construction, looks respectable, and has a smooth Pilot nib that puts down a fine, moderately wet line and has a bit of give to it (not enough to call it flex, but it gives a softer feel when writing than some of the hard German nibs so common in most other moderately priced fountain pens) and handles just about any ink you throw at it like a champ

Nib is smooth and has a nice bite.

The ink flows smoothly and I enjoy the pen quite a bit

The Pilot 78g used to be my go to cheap fountain pen, but this writes every bit as well, is in a much nicer body, and is only a couple bucks more

I am a bit of a pen snob, collector, appreciator... and this pen loves up to all the positive reviews

My second complaint is that it leaks quite a bit, and make a bit of a mess, the pilot blue ink leaks a lot more than the black

Not the least bit scratchy

At first the pen bled a bit which caused to get in my hands

Leaks a bit on the nib.

* the ink flows a bit faster than I'd like

I actually bought two, a fine bit and a medium bit

The pen does leak a bit but it's easy to clean

Writes smooth, puts down ink well, but it does leak a bit

Cheap starter pen, if does bleed a little bit sometimes but not enoigj to ever stop using it.

The only problems I've had really is that its a bit messy, splatters a bit of ink on the table if it set down with any amount of force

I’m using Noodlers “El Lawrence” and it bleeds a bit

I will use it for journaling on wide ruled or blank paper; it's a bit too chunky for my note taking purposes in my squared notebooks